ڈاکٹر خلیفہ عبدالحکیم
افسوس ہے کہ گزشتہ مہینہ ڈاکٹر خلیفہ عبدالحکیم کاحرکت قلب کے بند ہو جانے سے انتقال ہوگیا۔موصوف اردواورانگریزی دونوں زبانوں کے نامور مصنف، ادیب اورایک بلندپایہ فلسفی تھے۔ عرصہ تک جامعہ عثمانیہ حیدرآباد میں شعبۂ فلسفہ کے صدر رہے۔ اُن کے فکر ونظر کاخاص موضوع فلسفۂ اقبال تھا۔ چنانچہ اس موضوع پرمتعدد وقیع اورمعلومات آفریں مقالات کے علاوہ انھوں نے ’’فکر اقبال‘‘کے نام سے ایک نہایت بلندپایہ اور سلجھی ہوئی کتاب پچھلے چند برسوں میں لکھی تھی جو اقبالیات کے وسیع لٹریچر میں شاہکار کی حیثیت رکھتی تھی۔ اقبال کے علاوہ مولانا جلال الدین رومیؔ کے کلام پر بھی اُن کی نگاہ بڑی گہری اور ٹھوس تھی۔اس سلسلہ میں اُن کی کتاب’’حکمت رومی‘‘ بڑی وقیع اورخاص چیز ہے۔ علاوہ بریں اُن کی انگریزی کتاب’’اسلامک اڈیالوجی‘‘بھی مجموعی اعتبار سے بڑی لایق قدرہے۔گذشتہ چند برسوں سے وہ ادارۂ ثقافت اسلامیہ لاہور کے ڈائرکٹر اورادارہ کے ماہنامہ’’ثقافت‘‘کے ایڈیٹر تھے۔ اُن کی تحریر شگفتہ اورمتوازن و معتدل ہوتی تھی۔مزاج مرنج ومرنجان پایا تھا۔اُن کی وفات علم وادب کے لیے ایک بڑاسانحہ ہے۔ اﷲ تعالیٰ مرحوم کومغفرت وبخشش کی نعمتوں سے سرفرازفرمائے۔ [فروری ۱۹۵۹ء]
E come across unpleasant news regarding people from different walks of lives. Teachers Judges, Doctors, Police Officers and so on are allegedly reported for committing malpractices and corruption. This is not the problem in our country. It is a worldwide problem. It is evident that the education which is given is not upto the mark. Though Civic education or value education is being given across the country but it has not been proven that much effective which can make character and personality of an individual strong engouh to stops a person from committing the mentioned wrongs. On the other hand Islamic perspective of Civic education is more comprehensive and covers different angles and aspects of human personality and life. Islam aims to make an individual internally disciplined in the manner where he/ she does not do right things and acts just because he/she is under the eye of Camera but he/she does the right act because he/ she is supposed to do so.
This study investigated the roles that the Science Learning Area Coordinators play in implementing a school improvement initiative in the area of science by a well-known school system in its schools in Karachi. The perceptions and practices of two Science Learning Area Coordinators were explored through interviews, post-lesson conferences, observations and document evidences. Moreover, the perceptions of principals and heads of both schools and the Science Program Associate were also explored. The study reveals that Science Learning Area Coordinators (SLACs) play a central role in implementing the school improvement initiative. Five major roles and responsibilities were identified as classroom teacher; mentor teacher; program developer; member of school academic management team; and a motivated learner. The study reveals that there was a significant harmony between the assigned, perceived and performed roles and responsibilities. This effective role performance can be attributed to: shared vision; involvement of teachers in curriculum planning and management; appropriating roles and responsibilities of SLACs; availability of resources; characteristics of the improvement initiative; balanced support and pressure from the school system; and personal abilities and qualities of the SLACs. The findings have significant implications for curriculum improvement planning and management.